Japan's Akatsuki Venus orbiter completes its mission

On May 21, 2010, the Akatsuki orbiter ("Dawn" in Japanese) launched from the Tanegashima Space Center atop a H-IIA Launch ...
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Japan Lost Contact With "Planet C" Spacecraft, Leaving Humanity With No Presence Around Venus

Fifteen years after launch, Japan has announced the end of the "Planet C" mission, leaving humanity with no presence around ...
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Venus has lava tubes, and they're weird

It has been suggested that lava tubes - underground tunnels carved out by molten rock - might be on Venus, and now we have ...

End of the Japan Akatsuki Venus Probe Mission

On September 22, it was reported that the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) initiated the termination procedure for the Venus Climate Orbiter 'Akatsuki' (PLANET-C) on September 18, marking the ...